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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1965
Page
8
A fragmented text notes Arkansas and national efforts to observe migratory bird day. It references associations, eastern and mid U S regions, and aims to ease presidential and management actions to protect migratory birds across the United States. The passage fragments imply a coordinated observance and policy focus.
Taft Junior College earned a 21 to 20 win as they improve to a 9-0 record, with mention of rankings and nearby teams such as Ful lerton. The report notes financial details including a $3 irrigation project bid, and a remodeled residential street at 550 East Lerdo.
Richland School football teams wrapped up the season at Delano with multiple games. The B squad lost to Fremont 32 to 0 while the D squad posted a 14 0 victory with touchdowns by Cliff Robertson and a midgame score by Don Banks. The A and C teams contributed scores, including Dave Mason and Sidney Unruh, as penalties and near misses shaped the action.
About 160 juvenile white bass Chrysopers ironies were shipped to Nacimiento Reservoir in San Luis Obispo County by California DFG biologists for a test colony. The fish survived air travel with minor losses and are not yet spawning, with a second test colony planned from Okia within three years. If successful, Nacimiento may see its first white bass spawn before midsummer 1966.
Fact notes that a large share of car license plates are manufactured in prisons and reformatories, highlighting the role of correctional facilities in industrial work.
The schedule lists matches from December to February at Foothill North East Porterville Shafter Bakersfield Wasco West Arvin Maricopa and West High. Notable dates include December 4 10 11 17 and January 7 8 11 14 15 21 25 28 29 and February 1 4 12 19 26. Also notes a Thanksgiving celebration involving Mr and Mrs Dalke with Kathleen Warren Becky Jack Janzen.
Billy Mills 1964 Olympic 10 000m gold medalist and Sioux native will speak at a Kiwanis Club dinner. Kansas University alumnus and American record holder for 10 000 meters, Mills is linked to Shafter coach Bill Silverberg, a 1968 Olympiad hopeful. Tickets are $2.50, available from Kiwanis members Nick's Drive-In or Stringham's Cross.
The city of Shafter received 1014 as its six month share of special license fees paid by alcohol license holders. The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control allocates 90 percent of license fee money back to cities and counties to offset police fire schools highways and other services. The remaining ten percent goes in the general fund.
The most recent payment covered the six month period ending August 31, 1965. Kern County as a whole including the rated area received funds for the period.
Lloyd Gardner and Ron Gardner appear on Pacific College’s 10 man roster. Adams, a 6 foot 3 inch junior majoring in natural science, and Gardner, a 6 foot 3 inch senior majoring in Bible, lead a team with Gardner averaging 14.9 points per game last season and holding the single season scoring record at 279 rebounds in 1964-65.
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